Jesse Friedman

News about Jesse Friedman, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 9, 2015

Jesse Wegman Editorial Observer argues that accused child molester Jesse Friedman deserves chance to prove his innocence after serving 13 years in prison; notes that numerous witnesses have recanted in the deeply-flawed case; urges Nassau County, NY, prosecutors to turn over evidence they say proves his guilt but which Friedman says will prove his innocence. MORE

Jul. 6, 2013

Andrew Jarecki is filmmaker behind documentary Capturing the Friedmans about sex abuse case surrounding Friedman family of Great Neck, NY; Jarecki remains obsessively committed to exonerating Jesse Friedman, a quarter century after his guilty plea, and film has been scrutinized for evidence it presents supporting Friedman's claims of innocence. MORE

Jun. 25, 2013

Three-year review by Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M Rice concludes that Jesse Friedman was properly convicted in 1988 of sexual abuse and should not have his conviction overturned; Friedman, featured in documentary Capturing the Friedmans, came to symbolize era of sensational, often-suspect accusations of child molestation, but Rice's report clearly states that ruling was substantiated by evidence. MORE

Jun. 16, 2013

Evidence suggests that conviction of Arnold and Jesse Friedman of Great Neck, NY, in late 1980s on child and sexual abuse charges may have been based on false evidence and that father and son may have been wrongfully convicted; Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen M Rice is reinvestigating case to determine if conviction of Jesse Friedman, who is on parole, should be upheld or overturned. MORE

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JESSE FRIEDMAN bit into a bagel with lox last Sunday and ripped into the criminal justice system in Nassau County as if he had just been charged that morning, and not in 1987, with hundreds of sex crimes against children. Convicted as a sexually...

September 10, 2006, Sunday

To the Editor: Your Feb. 24 Arts pages article about the documentary ''Capturing the Friedmans'' quotes a lawyer for four alleged victims claiming that Jesse Friedman's motion to vacate his guilty plea to charges of child molesting has ''no...

''Capturing the Friedmans,'' the Oscar-nominated documentary that raises questions about the guilt of a father and son convicted of child molestation, is being criticized by six of their former victims, who say the film omitted or distorted important...

On the cover of the DVD version of Andrew Jarecki's ''Capturing the Friedmans,'' released today by HBO, is the question ''Who do you believe?'' When Mr. Jarecki's acclaimed documentary about the Friedman child molestation case of 1988 opened in...

Citing disclosures in an award-winning documentary on the Long Island father and son convicted of molesting students, a lawyer filed a motion in Nassau County Court here on Wednesday to vacate the conviction of Jesse Friedman, left. His father,...

January 8, 2004, Thursday

Q: You were thrust into the spotlight recently when ''Capturing the Friedmans,'' the documentary movie about your family and the conviction of you and your father on charges of sexually abusing students who came to your house, had its premiere in New...

June 29, 2003, Sunday

OVER a banana-strawberry smoothie near his Greenwich Village apartment a few days ago, David Friedman looked like any of the many David Friedmans one might know in New York City, where the name is as common as Tom, Dick and Harry: black T-shirt, blue...

EXPECTING protests, Andrew Jarecki took his new documentary to Great Neck a week ago. But to his surprise, he said, his work received a fair hearing. Mr. Jarecki's apprehension was understandable because the movie, ''Capturing the Friedmans,'' tells...

SILLY BILLY may be the best-known children's party clown in New York City. So naturally Andrew Jarecki wanted to include him in the lighthearted documentary he was making about clowns. But as he began to interview David Friedman, who performs as...